As Recorded By Maynard Ferguson.....
Vocal
The Lip
Blues Shuffle (q=134)
Arr By: Matt Amy
13
Down on the
Mis -sis -si - pi riv -er in a
mid -night
dive
I met a
15
tru -mpet play - ing cha -rac - ter and
man a - live when he be - gan to play he rea -lly did it
18
from the hip
and when I asked ab -out his name they told me
its the Lip!
22
No one plays high notes like the Lip!
He's got a
27
27
tone that's Rem - in -ic - ant of a
guy named bicks
he plays so high that on - ly dogs can hear him
[Spoken:]
30
just for kicks
33
ah,
and when i asked if he could read,he said "ah,
just a lit-tle bit
not en - ough to
hurt my play - ing or my Lip!"
36
No one plays high notes like the
Lip!
how -ev - er
The Lip
2
40
Vocal
I've heard him play be -low the staff andhe can go quite low but he's much more at home in Al
44
tis - si - mo! but when he plays the way up high where he can real -ly
47
real - ly likes to make it with those
shine seem's he
led - ger lines
50
55
No one plays high notes like the Lip!
70
70
82
90
82
Solos - open
2nd Trumpet Solo - On Cue
Play On cue - Last Time
94
Vocal
The Lip
106
105
I heard him
play - ing great one night when he was blow - in'
lead
he played so
108
finetheoth -er trump -et play - ers chops would bleed, he played so strong and he played high and heblew
111
all night
long All of the oth -er play - ers fain - ted while the lip played on,
115
No one plays high notes like the Lip!
120
120
I ne-ver
heard a trum -pet play -er play - ing notes so
high
I had to coax so hard bef -ore the lip would
123
tell me
why, that he could get a lit -tle jar thats lab -eled high note
126
rub a lit -tle eve -ry night on his mouth - piece
130
130
Lip!
No one plays high notes like the Lip!
grease and he would
Thats the sec- ret of the
On Cue
Alto 1
Blues Shuffle (q=134)
As Recorded By Maynard Ferguson.....
13
The Lip
38
44
49
mp
Solos - open
70
1st
70
time only
mf
65
55 55
60
mp
Long
27
mp
25
Arr By: Matt Amy
Alto 1
2 The Lip
2nd Trumpet Solo - On Cue
82 82
86
94
99
118
124
134
120
mf
mp
mp
130
129
mp
106
105
90
On Cue
Alto 2
As Recorded By Maynard Ferguson.....
Blues Shuffle (q=134)
The Lip
13
38
44
27
mp
55 55
mf
- open
70 Solos
1st time only
mp
49
60
70
mp
25
65
Arr By: Matt Amy
Long
Alto 2
2 The Lip
82 82 2nd Trumpet Solo - On Cue
86
94
99
120
mf
134
mp
130
129
124
mp
118
106
105
90
mp
On Cue
Tenor 1
As Recorded By Maynard Ferguson.....
13
Blues Shuffle (q=134)
The Lip
38
44
mp
65
70 Solos - open
mf
Long
1st time only
70
55
49
60
mp
27
mp
25
55
Arr By: Matt Amy
Tenor 1
The Lip
2nd Trumpet Solo - On Cue
82 82
86
90
94
134
120
mf
mp
130
129
mp
118
124
106
99
105
mp
On Cue
Tenor 2
As Recorded By Maynard Ferguson.....
Blues Shuffle (q=134)
The Lip
13
38
44
mp
55
Long
3
65
time only
1st
70
70 Solos - open
mf
mp
49
27
60
mp
25
55
Arr By: Matt Amy
Tenor 2
2 The Lip
82 82
2nd Trumpet Solo - On Cue
86
90
94
mp
118
124
120
mf
134
mp
130
129
106
99
105
mp
On Cue
Bari. Sax.
As Recorded By Maynard Ferguson.....
Blues Shuffle (q=134)
13
The Lip
mp
27
25
38
44
Long
60
64
70
mf
mp
mp
49
55 55
Arr By: Matt Amy
70 Solos - open
1st time only
Play On cue
Bari. Sax.
2 The Lip
82 82
2nd Trumpet Solo - On Cue
86
94
99
106
105
120
mf
mp
118
124
90
mp
130
129
134
mp
On Cue
Trumpet 1
As Recorded By Maynard Ferguson.....
The Lip
Blues Shuffle (q=134)
13
ff
27 27
ff
51
ff
59
63
70
Solos - open
2nd Trumpet Solo - On Cue
55
Long
3
1st time only
70
Arr By: Matt Amy
Shake
- Solo
Play On cue - Last Time
82 82
mf
86
Trumpet 1
The Lip
90
95
100
106 106
ff
94
ff
130 130
134
120
On Cue
Trumpet 2
As Recorded By Maynard Ferguson.....
The Lip
Blues Shuffle (q=134)
ff
ff
51
Arr By: Matt Amy
ff
27 27
13
55
56
Long
61
66
70
70 1st
time only
Solos - open
Play On cue - Last Time
Trumpet 2
2 The Lip
2nd Trumpet Solo - On Cue
82 82 F7alt
86
Bb9
90
C9#11
F7alt
Bb9
94F7alt
Bb9
96
E7 Eb7
F7alt
106
C9
102
117
132
120
ff
130
ff
On Cue
As Recorded By Maynard Ferguson.....
Trumpet 3
Blues Shuffle (q=134)
The Lip
13
ff
27 27
ff
Long
61
70
55
56
66
ff
51
Arr By: Matt Amy
Solos - open
70 1st time only
Play On cue - Last Time
Trumpet 3
2 The Lip
82 82 2nd Trumpet Solo - On Cue
mf
86
8vb opt.
90
95
100
106 106
ff
ff
130 130
134
94
120
On Cue
Trumpet 4
As Recorded By Maynard Ferguson.....
Blues Shuffle (q=134)
27 27
The Lip
13
ff
ff
Solos - open
70 1st time only
70
55
Long
66
56
61
ff
51
Arr By: Matt Amy
Play On cue - Last Time
Trumpet 4
The Lip
82 82 2nd Trumpet Solo - On Cue
mf
86
94
90
100
106 106
ff
ff
130 130
134
95
120
On Cue
As Recorded By Maynard Ferguson.....
Trombone 1
25
38
The Lip
13
Blues Shuffle (q=134)
mp
50
27
56
mf
65
70
1st
time only
70 Solos - open
mp
55
Play On cue - Last Time
Long
61
mp
44
Arr By: Matt Amy
2 The Lip
82
82
mf
86
90
119
131
135
mp
120
mf
mp
130
mp
94
125
100
106
95
106
Trombone 1
2nd Trumpet Solo - On Cue
On Cue
Trombone 2
As Recorded By Maynard Ferguson.....
Blues Shuffle (q=134)
25
38
27
mf
65
70
Solos - open
time only
1st
70
mp
55
Long
mp
61
Arr By: Matt Amy
50
56
13
mp
44
The Lip
Play On cue - Last Time
2 The Lip
Trombone 2
82 2nd Trumpet Solo - On Cue
82
mf
86
90
94
94
106
119
130
120
mf
134
mp
mp
124
130
100
106
mp
On Cue
Trombone 3
13
Blues Shuffle (q=134)
As Recorded By Maynard Ferguson.....
The Lip
mp
25
38
44
50
mf
65
Solos - open
70
70
1st time only
mp
55
Long
61
56
mp
27
Arr By: Matt Amy
Play On cue - Last Time
2 The Lip
Trombone 3
82 2nd Trumpet Solo - On Cue
82
mf
86
90
100
106
106
130
120
mf
mp
mp
134
124
130
mp
119
95
94
On Cue
Trombone 4
As Recorded By Maynard Ferguson.....
13
Blues Shuffle (q=134)
The Lip
Arr By: Matt Amy
mp
38
25
44
50
mp
55
Long
65
70
mf
61
mp
56
27
70 Solos - open
1st time only
Play On cue - Last Time
Trombone 4
2 The Lip
82 2nd Trumpet Solo - On Cue
82
mf
86
94
90
95
100
106
106
mp
135
mf
131
120
125
119
mp
130
mp
On Cue
As Recorded By Maynard Ferguson.....
Guitar
The Lip
Blues Shuffle (q=134)
27
27
Eb7
33
Eb7
13
Gbmaj7/Ab
Arr By: Matt Amy
A6 Bb6
Ab7
39
45
Ab9
51
mp
Gbmaj7/Ab
55
Eb7#9
Eb7#9
A6 Bb6
Ab9
63
67
Eb7#9
Eb7#9
57
mp
A6 Bb6
Gbmaj7/Ab
Ab9
2 The Lip
Guitar
Solos - open
Tacet 1st X
70 Eb7alt
70
76
Eb7alt
Bb9#11
Ab9
2nd Trumpet Solo - On Cue
82 Eb7alt
82
86
Ab9
Ab9
Bb9#11
90
96
Ab9
Eb7alt
Ab9
101
Eb7alt
D7 Db7
94 Eb7alt
Bb9
Eb7alt
The Lip
Guitar
106
Eb7
106
112
Ab7
Eb7
124
A6 Bb6
Ab9
mp
118
Gbmaj7/Ab
120 Eb7#9
Eb7#9
mp
130
130
Gbmaj7/Ab
134
mp
Gbmaj7/Ab
A6 Bb6
On Cue
Eb6/9+4
A6 Bb6
Piano
As Recorded By Maynard Ferguson.....
Blues Shuffle (q=134)
27
13
Arr By: Matt Amy
The Lip
Gbmaj7/Ab
A6 Bb6
27
Ab7
Eb7
33
Eb7
38
44
mp
A6 Bb6
Eb7#9
Ab9
Gbmaj7/Ab
Eb7#9
The Lip
2
49
Piano
mp
A6Bb6
54
60
Gbmaj7/Ab
55
Ab9
Eb7#9
Ab9
Eb7#9
65
The Lip
Piano
Tacet 1st X
70 Solos - open
70
Ab9
Eb7alt
76
Play On cue - Last Time
Eb7alt
82
Bb9#11
82 2nd Trumpet Solo - On Cue
Eb7alt
86
Ab9
Ab9
Eb7alt
Eb7alt
D7 Db7
Piano
The Lip
90
Bb9#11
96
Ab9
Ab9
94
Eb7alt
Eb7alt
106
102
108
112
Eb7
Bb9
Ab7
Eb7
mp
Piano
The Lip
116
Gbmaj7/Ab
5
A6 Bb6
122
128
mp
135
Bb6
Eb7#9
Eb7#9
A6
Ab9
133
120
Gbmaj7/Ab
mp
130
Gbmaj7/Ab
A6 Bb6
On Cue
p
Eb6/9+4
Bass
As Recorded By Maynard Ferguson.....
The Lip
Blues Shuffle (q=134)
Solo
Arr By: Matt Amy
Ab7
Eb7
(recorded Solo)
Eb7
Bb7
Bb7
11
Eb7
16
Ab7
21
27
27 Eb7
33
Eb7
Ab7
Eb7
Walk!
13
Eb7
Walk!
Ab7
39
45
Ab9
Eb7#9
Eb7#9
Bass
The Lip
51
55 Eb7#9
Ab9
57
Eb7#9
63
66
Solos - open
Eb7alt
Ab7
70
70
76
82
Eb7alt
82 2nd Trumpet Solo - On Cue
Eb7alt
86
Bb9#11
Ab7
Ab7
Play On cue - Last Time
Eb7alt
Eb7alt
D7 Db7
The Lip
90
Bb9#11
Bass
3
94
Ab7
96
Eb7alt
Eb7alt
Bb9
102
106 Walk!
Eb7
Ab7
107
Eb7
113
119
120 Eb7#9
130
131
135
Ab9
Eb7#9
125
On Cue
Drums
As Recorded By Maynard Ferguson.....
Blues Shuffle (q=134)
13
The Lip
Arr By: Matt Amy
Time - heavy Backbeat
27 27
(2)
(4)
33
(rrass)
(6)
39
45
50
(rrass)
(2)
55
56
(2)
(4)
62
(6)
66
Drums
Solos - open
70
70
(2)
75
79
(4)
(8)
(6)
(4)
(10)
2nd Trumpet Solo - On Cue
82 82
86
(2)
(6)
94
90
95
100
103
Fill
Drums
106106
Time - heavy Backbeat
(2)
(4)
112
(6)
118
(rrass)
120
(2) (rrass)
124
129
130
134
On Cue
